Enterprising Africa: Transformation through Entrepreneurship

Enterprising Africa explores the future opportunities, challenges, growth areas and key themes that will shape entrepreneurship in the African continent over the next decade. Entrepreneurship can be the key to unlock resilient growth, but only if it is driven by both socially productive and growth-oriented new businesses. The book considers entrepreneurship as an enabler for socio-economic growth and development in Africa, especially in the context of youth unemployment and increasing youth population for which the traditional, and indeed emerging, industrial sectors will not be able to produce sufficient jobs to meet demand. Organised around three thematic parts, Part I covers the notion of inclusive growth and the role that entrepreneurs can play supporting this. Part II considers the dynamic between entrepreneurs and the environment since social, economic and environmental concerns need to build upon each other rather than vie for recognition. Finally, Part III offers chapters exploring policy contexts and the wider institutional ecosystems that need to be developed and enhanced to ensure a strong and vibrant environment for the future entrepreneurs of Africa to thrive. Edited and authored by leading experts in the field, this fascinating text will be of interest to academics as well as students of International, Transformational and Social Entrepreneurship, and International and African Business. Additional ISBNs1138371211, 1138371238, 0429427727, 9781138371217, 9781138371231, 9780429427725Enterprising Africa: Transformation through Entrepreneurship 1st Edition is written by Stephen Dobson;?Paul Jones; Daniel Agyapong and published by Routledge. ISBNs for Enterprising Africa are 9780429764837, 0429764839 and the print ISBNs are 9781138371217, 1138371211. Additional ISBNs include 1138371211, 1138371238, 0429427727, 9781138371217, 9781138371231, 9780429427725.